The man who was a key witness in the trial of former senator Ted Stevens whose conviction was thrown out as a result of prosecutorial misconduct, has dodged a legal bullet according to the Anchorage Daily News: Top officials in the U.S. Department of Justice have vetoed the prosecution of imprisoned former Veco chief Bill Allen on sex charges involving minors, closing an Anchorage Police Department and FBI investigation that began in 2004, according to the police officer who led the case. The officer, Sgt. Kevin Vandegriff, along with Detective Michele Logan, who took over the case when Vandegriff was promoted to patrol sergeant, said they are unhappy with the decision, which was left unexplained to them by federal officials."I think that we put together a very solid case, we did a lot work on it, it deserved to be indicted and heard before a jury," Vandegriff said.The two officers said the Justice Department trial attorney who had been working with them for nearly two...(Read Full Post)